Marshanah T. (she/her)
@marshanah-t.bsky.social
Tech Librarian @ Downs-Jones Library
Member @ACM.org | @Howard.edu Data Science '25 Scholar 📈 | @Stanford.edu CIP '25 Alum 🌐 | ex-Smithsonian ☀️ | Texas Ex '24 🤘🏾
Interests: #AIBias #AncientBlackness #BlackDH
Website 🔗 : https://linktr.ee/marstay
📍ATX
Member @ACM.org | @Howard.edu Data Science '25 Scholar 📈 | @Stanford.edu CIP '25 Alum 🌐 | ex-Smithsonian ☀️ | Texas Ex '24 🤘🏾
Interests: #AIBias #AncientBlackness #BlackDH
Website 🔗 : https://linktr.ee/marstay
📍ATX
Pinned
Drop yall degrees
Master of Science in Information Studies
• Specialization(s): Archival Science, Library and Information Science
Bachelor of Science in Informatics
• Concentration(s): Cultural Heritage, Human-Centered Data Science
• Specialization(s): Archival Science, Library and Information Science
Bachelor of Science in Informatics
• Concentration(s): Cultural Heritage, Human-Centered Data Science
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"Chicago has a long history of racist housing policies that have led to a racially divided city – a major factor behind the city's reputation of violence."
How the U.S. Government Segregated Chicago | [Inside Chicago, Part 1]
YouTube video by AJ+
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"Chicago has a long history of racist housing policies that have led to a racially divided city – a major factor behind the city's reputation of violence."
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
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Let's Talks About AI usage in the Black Book Community #booksky #blackbooksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo4...
The Black Book Community Has an AI Problem
YouTube video by Ms. WOC Reader
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Let's Talks About AI usage in the Black Book Community #booksky #blackbooksky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAo4...
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Simple interactive guide for learning git learngitbranching.js.org
I only got comfortable with it after making many, many mistakes. It's not the most intuitive (though much better than what came before). Let me know if you have any questions.
I only got comfortable with it after making many, many mistakes. It's not the most intuitive (though much better than what came before). Let me know if you have any questions.
Learn Git Branching
An interactive Git visualization tool to educate and challenge!
learngitbranching.js.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Simple interactive guide for learning git learngitbranching.js.org
I only got comfortable with it after making many, many mistakes. It's not the most intuitive (though much better than what came before). Let me know if you have any questions.
I only got comfortable with it after making many, many mistakes. It's not the most intuitive (though much better than what came before). Let me know if you have any questions.
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — can you beat them all? nyti.ms/4rofCOD
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Pips is a logic puzzle where players must arrange a set of dominoes to meet the conditions of the board to win. There are three new puzzles each day — can you beat them all? nyti.ms/4rofCOD
"Saint Heron [Library], a 'multidisciplinary sanctuary' not unlike Meredith’s Azurest South, was founded by Solange Knowles—who also serves as its creative director—in 2013, and is 'a space to bridge the silences in music, art, and cultural discourse.'”
Solange and Saint Heron’s Book About Pioneering Black Architect Amaza Lee Meredith Is Here
“Her spirit is demanding to be resurrected in the nowness,” the multi-hyphenate tells AD
share.google
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Saint Heron [Library], a 'multidisciplinary sanctuary' not unlike Meredith’s Azurest South, was founded by Solange Knowles—who also serves as its creative director—in 2013, and is 'a space to bridge the silences in music, art, and cultural discourse.'”
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Hey, so if folks are interested in Black economic thought, may I suggest the Review of Black Political Economy?
It's a journal that features lots of Black policy and economic research. It's existed since 1970. The work in this journal is under cited, but shouldn't be. #econsky #blacksky
It's a journal that features lots of Black policy and economic research. It's existed since 1970. The work in this journal is under cited, but shouldn't be. #econsky #blacksky
The Review of Black Political Economy: Sage Journals
journals.sagepub.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides analysis on the September jobs report, and details what's at stake when economic data is delayed.
youtube.com/shorts/XeTRz...
youtube.com/shorts/XeTRz...
The September Jobs Report Is Out. But What Happens When Data Is Delayed?
YouTube video by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
CBPP Chief Economist @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social provides analysis on the September jobs report, and details what's at stake when economic data is delayed.
youtube.com/shorts/XeTRz...
youtube.com/shorts/XeTRz...
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Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
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"The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color."
Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"The Grammy winner, now a scholar in residence at U.S.C., is expanding a one-of-a-kind library featuring rare books by writers of color."
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We're at the Middle Earth map.
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
November 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
We're at the Middle Earth map.
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
We're at the subway map.
We're at the combination Middle Earth and Subway map!
And you could be too! These maps and more are for sale on my Etsy page! They make great presents for yourself and others!
#LOTR #maps #subway
www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...
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Reposted by Marshanah T. (she/her)
Hi! I'm a book historian working on what I call the reading spaces model for my dissertation. I'm developing it by focusing on 18th New Spain #EarlyModern #BookHistory Here's a fun post on archival research related to signatures. I also work at an #STS centre on #CitizenScience & #ResearchIntegrity
#ArchiveEmotion: my eighteenth century telenovela
In a previous post, I mentioned the slow-pace of working with archives. Reading through metres of paper is however anything but boring. Besides finding material for our research we often find extremel...
www.leidenartsinsocietyblog.nl
August 26, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Hi! I'm a book historian working on what I call the reading spaces model for my dissertation. I'm developing it by focusing on 18th New Spain #EarlyModern #BookHistory Here's a fun post on archival research related to signatures. I also work at an #STS centre on #CitizenScience & #ResearchIntegrity
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Wow, they analysed 2 centuries of scholarly work based on a test not suitable and produced an article of 5 paragraphs. What could possibly be wrong?
No author so this could have been written by a bot, but…
judging the "readability" of 347K PhD abstracts written btw 1812 and 2023 based on Flesch test which measures word and sentence length & targets 4th grade is ridiculous and a collosal waste of time.
Free link: archive.ph/2024.12.21-0...
judging the "readability" of 347K PhD abstracts written btw 1812 and 2023 based on Flesch test which measures word and sentence length & targets 4th grade is ridiculous and a collosal waste of time.
Free link: archive.ph/2024.12.21-0...
Academic writing is getting harder to read—the humanities most of all
We analyse two centuries of scholarly work
www.economist.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Wow, they analysed 2 centuries of scholarly work based on a test not suitable and produced an article of 5 paragraphs. What could possibly be wrong?
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The most widely used writing system in pre-colonial Africa was the ʿAjamī script
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The most widely used writing system in pre-colonial Africa was the ʿAjamī script
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/theajami-s...
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🎬Our interview series "Data Practices, Provenance, and Categorizations in Film History" is out now! 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
Data Practices, Provenance, and Categorizations in Film History. Interviews with Scholars, Archivists, and Project Managers
The interviews in this collection were conducted by the BMFTR research group “Aesthetics of Access: Visualizing Research Data on Women in Film History” (DAVIF) (2021-2026) at the Institute of Media St...
doi.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🎬Our interview series "Data Practices, Provenance, and Categorizations in Film History" is out now! 👉 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
Our #DAVIF project partners discuss how data practices and institutional and theoretical frameworks shape film-historical #metadata.
#digitalfilmhistory #culturalheritage
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It's fake towns!
lithub.com/did-you-know...
lithub.com/did-you-know...
Did You Know Mapmakers Used to Make Up Fake Towns in Order to Catch Plagiarists?
Mapmaking, if you do it properly, is a time-consuming and money-consuming business. You have to do field surveys and travel to multiple locations, some of which can’t be accessed in a vehicle. You …
lithub.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It's fake towns!
lithub.com/did-you-know...
lithub.com/did-you-know...
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Class struggle resulting in revolutionary overthrow of the current political and economic structures. The Marxist model.
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Class struggle resulting in revolutionary overthrow of the current political and economic structures. The Marxist model.
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The company, Bookmarked, pitches itself as an “antivirus for libraries.”
It promises to scan thousands of titles and alert schools — and even parents — to books that could cause “board liability” or “media attention.” 2/ www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
It promises to scan thousands of titles and alert schools — and even parents — to books that could cause “board liability” or “media attention.” 2/ www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
'Antivirus for libraries': How a Texas startup is capitalizing on book bans
The company Bookmarked, whose cofounder advocated for SB 13, describes itself as a neutral player in the censorship debate. Critics disagree.
www.expressnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The company, Bookmarked, pitches itself as an “antivirus for libraries.”
It promises to scan thousands of titles and alert schools — and even parents — to books that could cause “board liability” or “media attention.” 2/ www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
It promises to scan thousands of titles and alert schools — and even parents — to books that could cause “board liability” or “media attention.” 2/ www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
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You can listen to the segment here! www.texasstandard.org/stories/texa...
School districts turn to AI to comply with new state laws about library book content
Critics worry about AI giving school staff bad information, while advocates say this saves time.
www.texasstandard.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
You can listen to the segment here! www.texasstandard.org/stories/texa...
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NEW FROM ME: Texas school boards are increasingly turning to ChatGPT & other AI programs to comply with SB 13, a new state law that requires them to vet school library purchase lists for "indecent" or "profane" content.
#txlege
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...
#txlege
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...
Some Texas schools are using AI to screen library books under new state law
Supporters see ChatGPT as a way to help weed out inappropriate content, but critics say AI can include incorrect details and miss valuable context.
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
NEW FROM ME: Texas school boards are increasingly turning to ChatGPT & other AI programs to comply with SB 13, a new state law that requires them to vet school library purchase lists for "indecent" or "profane" content.
#txlege
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...
#txlege
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/art...
